Texas baseball team jersey features face of Chihuahua

Edwin Delgado, San Antonio Express-News |
July 17, 2014

The Triple-A baseball affiliate of the San Diego Padres, The El Paso Chihuahuas, are getting national attention after releasing their jersey featuring the dog, which they'll wear in the Aug. 3 game against the Reno Aces.

Photo By Courtesy of El Paso Chihuahuas

This is the jersey the Chihuahuas used for their home games on July 2 and July 3 against the Albuquerque Isotopes.

Photo By Courtesy of El Paso Chihuahuas

These are the traditional uniforms for the El Paso Chihuahuas affiliates of MLB's San Diego Padres and the Double-A San Antonio Missions.

SAN ANTONIO -- The Triple-A baseball affiliate of the major league franchise San Diego Padres, the El Paso Chihuahuas, once more have gotten national attention with a new jersey design

The new jersey are so out of the ordinary that even ESPN's SportsCenter tweeted a picture of the new uniforms, which they'll use for a charity game Aug. 3.

The jerseys will feature the face of a Chihuahua dog in the front and they will be auctioned at the conclusion of the game with all money collected being donated to the Humane Society of El Paso, a non-profit animal shelter.

It will be the second Bark at the Park event the team is hosting at Southwest University Park, where dog owners are encouraged to take their pets with them to the game and have a chance to walk on the field before the game.

The team also wore a special jersey for its home games July 2-3. The jersey featured the red-and-white stripes in the front and back, and the white stars with blue background on the sleeves.